This is an analysis of the poem F. J. Hansen that begins with:

Du synger ungdomsglad med Smiil paa Kind,
Dig vinker Verden med sit Lys, sin Skygge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101001111 1101011111 1101011101 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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